(6.11) I understand the organization of our solar system and the relationships among the various bodies that comprise it.
1. (6.11a) (I can describe the physical properties, locations, and movements of the Sun, planets, Galilean moons, meteors, asteroids, and comets.)
2. (6.11b) (I understand that gravity is a force that governs the motion of our solar system.)
3. (6.11c) (I can describe the history and future of space exploration, including the types of equiptment and transportation needed for space travel.)
Guiding Questions
(6.11) I understand the organization of our solar system and the relationships among the various bodies that comprise it.
1. (6.11a) (I can describe the physical properties, locations, and movements of the Sun, planets, Galilean moons, meteors, asteroids, and comets.)
2. (6.11b) (I understand that gravity is a force that governs the motion of our solar system.)
3. (6.11c) (I can describe the history and future of space exploration, including the types of equiptment and transportation needed for space travel.)
Quizlet Review
My Solar System
Vocabulary
Solar System - the Sun together with the group of planets that are held by its attraction and revolve around it
Galilean moons - the four largest and brightest moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo
The Moon - Earth's natural satellite that revolves around Earth from East to West
Sun - the luminous celestial body around which Earth and other planets in our solar system revolve, and receive heat and light
meteoroid - a natural chunk of rock or dust existing outside Earth's atmosphere
meteor - small meteoroid that burns upon entry of the Earth's atmosphere
comet - consists primarily of ice, dust and rock whose orbit is a long narrow ellipse
asteroid - a piece of rock or metal made up of material similar to that which formed the planets that orbit the Sun
orbit - a curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object in space
satellite - a smaller body that orbits a larger body
artificial satellite - spacecraft that orbits Earth
shuttle - a reusable spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo between Earth and space
probe - an unmanned spacecraft designed to explore the Solar System and transmit data back to Earth
rocket - a spacecraft that gets power from an engine full of chemical propellants
space station - a large artificial facility designed to be occupied for long periods and to serve as a work space to conduct research
gravity - the force responsible for pulling objects toward each other
Web Surfing Science:
Celestial Objects
Moons, Asteroids, CometsNine Planets
The Sun as a Star
Gravity
Why don't people fall off the Earth?The Universal Law of Gravitation
Your Weight on Other Worlds
Reading Passages:
The Ice of a Distant Moon
WEB SOURCES:
Relative size of the planets of our solar system
Another illustration of the relative size of the planets including Asteroid belt and Kuiper Belt
This illustrates the various NASA missions that have explored our solar system. The more lines, the more missions.
Gravity
PhET Gravity and Orbits
Awesome Space Games!
International Space Station Website
Amazing Sun Storm
The Sun
Cool Website on Scale
Interactive Site about the Sun
Scale of the Universe - AMAZING!
Scale of the Solar System
100,000 Stars
Celestial Bodies Trading Cards
Celestial Bodies Trading Cards (Good Review)Our Solar System
Views of the Solar System
Galilean MoonsWindows to the Universe - Great Site!
Design a Planet
Make a Solar System
Effects of Gravity Game
Amazing Space
NASA Games
Cool Cosmos
Solar System Live
Year of the Solar System - NASA
HDF - Hubble Deep Field
Hubble Telescope
Kepler Mission
Planet Quest
Lunar Reconnaissance
TMBG Why Does the Sun Shine?
TMBG How Many Planets?
Solar System Song
Planets Around a Star
Go To The Head of the Solar System
Planet 10
Interactive Universe
Newton's Cannon
Black Holes
SpaceX - Our Future in Space?
A Day in the Life onboard the International Space Station
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyjRc_oxKV4
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLl2pJSqvww
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTz0viEzi7Q
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iuucw0aleDg
Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNE12jy0sfw
Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNEYh-H4DdY
Part 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPEzPYDvTeU
Amazing Photos of Space
Cool photos of the Milky Way from Utah and Wyoming
Volcanic eruption on Io, a Galilean moon.
Solar Flare
Cosmic Bird Galaxy
Another picture of Olympus Mons
Milky Way from our point of view
Milky Way from outside our galaxyGalaxy Clusters
International Space Station and the moon
Hand-like pulsar
Gravity
Gravity's effect on Asteroid 2012 DA14
Biggest Spiral Galaxy discovered to date: 522,000 light years across (5 times the length of the Milky Way)
Space Junk
Asteroid mining: Could this be the future???